Tuchel urges patience on Gotze deal

Bayern Munich confirmed Mario Gotze is in talks over a return to Borussia Dortmund but Thomas Tuchel denied a deal is close.

Published

16 July 2016

Thomas Tuchel maintains Bayern Munich forward Mario Gotze is not on the verge of a return to Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed earlier on Saturday that talks are ongoing between the two Bundesliga giants to bring Gotze's frustrating spell in Bavaria to an end.

But speaking after a 1-0 friendly loss at 1860 Munich, Tuchel dismissed the notion that an agreement to bring the 24-year-old Germany international back to Signal Iduna Park was imminent.

"I do not think [Mario Götze] will be there when we land [in Dortmund]," he said.

"It would be a big surprise. I think he is on vacation. For everything else you have to wait."

Dortmund have also been linked with a move for Gotze's Germany colleague Andre Schurrle but Tuchel again used the downtime being enjoyed by members of Joachim Low's Euro 2016 squad as an evading tactic.

"When my sources are right, Andre is on vacation with Mario Gotze," he added. "They deserved this. But I will not comment on this."